Asus motherboards have become for many users the hallmark of stability and overall performance. The P5B Deluxe model has become the favorite overclocking board for many users. Without much effort you can overclock your CPU to very high levels. The Asus Commando promises to further improve this and from our tests, it did! While with the P5B Deluxe we could "only" get 425FSB, with the Commando we reached, with all settings at "Auto", 480FSB, which is very good. We suspect that 500MHz FSB could be achieved with a different CPU (like the Intel E6300).

The Commando motherboard should be considered as the evolution of the P5B Deluxe. The board design is better, has more overclocking capabilities and will be a perfect companion for your Intel C2D processor. Both Striker Extreme and Commando are the "Elite" motherboards from Asus for the Nvidia 680i and Intel P965 platforms. The retail price of €200~250 places the Commando among the high priced P965 motherboards. It's very possible that with the arrival of Intel P35 motherboards, the retail price will go even lower. There are many boards in this price category, such as the EVGA 680i LT which seems very strong compared with the Asus Commando. Each platform has its own positives and negatives.

We have no problems suggesting this motherboard to anyone who wants to achieve very high overclocking levels. Editor's Choice for Commando, well done Asus!